Darin Hayes- Football Historian, Author, and Friend

<p>Football Is Family is part of the <a href="https://sportshistorynetwork.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear</a>.</p><p><strong><u>EPISODE SUMMARY</u></strong></p><p>Today we talk to friend of the show, and personal friend, Darin Hayes. Not only does he host two podcasts, he is now also an author of the book The World's Greatest Pro Gridiron Team: The 1903 Franklin All-Stars. Link in the show notes on where you can buy this book.</p><p>Darin is not only a great historian when it comes to football, he is also a great guy to talk to, and a guy who is enthusiastic about whatever he is doing. I hope you enjoy this interview and check out his book when you get the chance.</p><p>Who was the most dominant team in Pro Football history? The popular choices range from the 1972</p><p>Miami Dolphins and the 1948 Cleveland Browns, both undefeated champions of their respective leagues.</p><p>Other selections might be Lombardi’s Packers or even the ‘85 Chicago Bears. All of these are excellent.</p><p>candidates, but what if there was a team in mainstream professional football that excelled beyond any of those mentioned above?</p><p>The 1903 Franklin All-Stars got closer to a perfect season in American football than anyone else in the sport’s professional history. A young merchant constructed the team in revenge for gambling losses and went undefeated, unscored upon, with opponents crossing the midfield stripe only twice and had an offense more productive than the famed collegiate point-a-minute teams.</p><p>This book tells the story of a wealthy Pennsylvania town and the legendary mercenary players who carried out the mission to make Franklin the World’s Greatest Gridiron Team. It contains bonus links to additional audio content from Football Historians Ken Crippen, Joe Ziemba, and Timothy Brown.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN5HC6RV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OES613510RZ&amp;keywords=world%27s+greatest+pro+gridiron+team&amp;qid=